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improve

[im-proov] / ɪmˈpruv /


Usage

What are other ways to say improve? The verb improve usually implies remedying a lack or a felt need: to improve a process, oneself (as by gaining more knowledge). The more formal verb, ameliorate, implies improving oppressive, unjust, or difficult conditions: to ameliorate working conditions. To better is to improve conditions which, though not bad, are unsatisfying: to better an attempt, oneself (as by gaining a higher salary).

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About the author: Clifford Winston is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of Market Corrections Not Government Interventions: A Path to Improve the U.S.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

To stop sharing your chats as training data, go to Data controls under the Settings menu and turn off Improve the model for everyone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Improve support for victims and reporters of wrongdoing.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

And here, the study’s authors implore leaders to find a policy solution: Improve water management and reduce groundwater use now, and the world has a tool to slow the rate of sea level rise.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2025

Improve the following sentences, making as many changes as are necessary to express the thought clearly and accurately.

From The Century Handbook of Writing by Greever, Garland




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